Having a job is my responsibility. A job is work being done that shows the skills, abilities, and experience that I have gained in the past or from previous jobs. A job also helps me to strengthen these skills and abilities, and to increase my experience. A job is a big and important responsibility that I must keep in order to stay focused in life and live up to my expectations. Working at the State Department is an important responsibility that I work toward everyday.

Being employed at the State Department is something that I take very seriously and I plan to continue doing so until I become an employee elsewhere. The State Department is located on Independence Avenue S.E. This particular job became available to me through one of the work-study coordinators at my school. It was my senior year in high school and I knew...